VDE_TUNCTL(8) System Manager's Manual VDE_TUNCTL(8)

vde_tunctl — create and manage persistent TUN/TAP interfaces

vde_tunctl [-f clone-dev] [-u owner] [-g group] [-n] [-t dev-name]

vde_tunctl [-f clone-dev] -d dev-name

vde_tunctl allows the host sysadmin to preconfigure a TUN/TAP device for use by a particular user. That user may open and use the device, but may not change any aspects of the host side of the interface.

vde_tunctl is an extension of tunctl.

vde_tunctl defines tap interfaces unless dev-name begins by "tun" or the option -n appears in the command line.

To create an interface for use by a particular user, invoke tunctl without the -d option:

# vde_tunctl -u someuser  
Set 'tap0' persistent and owned by uid 500

Then, configure the interface as normal:

# ifconfig tap0 192.168.0.254 up  
# route add -host 192.168.0.253 dev tap0  
# bash -c 'echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/tap0/proxy_arp'  
# arp -Ds 192.168.0.253 eth0 pub

To delete the interface, use the -d option:

# vde_tunctl -d tap0  
Set 'tap0' nonpersistent

To create or destroy a tun interface (instead of tap):

# vde_tunctl -n -u someuser
Set 'tun0' persistent and owned by uid 500
# vde_tunctl -d tun0
Set 'tun0' nonpersistent

vde_switch(1) vde_plug2tap(1)

tunctl was written by Jeff Dike jdike@karaya.com

This manual page is based on tunctl manual page written by Matt Zimmerman mdz@debian.org for the Debian GNU/Linux system.